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GS1247 VPA 52: Improved Cook Stoves in Chamanculo C Maputo (Mozambique) phase II
Gold Standard · GS4611 · Mozambique
Credits issued
16,464
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
16,211
98% of issued
Remaining
253
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity “GS1247 VPA 52: Improved Cook Stoves in Chamanculo C, Maputo (Mozambique), phase II" involves the distribution of approximately 1.496 domestic fuel-efficient cookstoves to households within the District of Chamanculo C in Maputo city, Mozambique. The goal of the VPA is to improve energy efficiency and at the same improve the conditions of the local population.
The record
- Project ID
- GS4611
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v 1.
- Developer
- Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) · 44 projects
- Country
- Mozambique
- First vintage
- 2014
- Crediting period
- 2014-07-05 to 2021-07-04
- Estimated yearly credits
- 10
- Scale
- Micro Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
households
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2014
- Crediting period
- 2014-07-05 to 2021-07-04
- Credits issued
- 16,464 (retired 16,211)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- -25.9418, 32.5501
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.